The Penguin history of modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850-2009

Pt. 1 - End of empire 1 - Sons of Heaven p. 3 2 - Upheavals p. 17 3 - Strength and weakness p. 34 4 - Reform and reaction p. 56 5 - On the ropes p. 79 6 - Final act p. 95 Pt. 2 - Revolution and republic 7 - A very young baby p. 119 8 - Warlords p. 139 9 - Ice and ancient charcoal p. 157 10 - Divided we stand p. 183 Pt. 3 - Wars without end 11 - Enemy of the heart p. 217 12 - Enemy of the skin p. 230 13 - Mao's march p. 252 14 - Total war p. 265 15 - The great retreat p. 277 16 - Tangled alliance p. 304 17 - The last battle p. 329 Pt. 4 - The rule of Mao 18 - The winner p. 353 19 - Plots and plans p. 376 20 - Leaping to disaster p. 396 21 - Famine and retreat p. 415 22 - Demons and monsters p. 440 23 - All-out civil war p. 472 24 - American interlude p. 496 25 - Only heaven knows p. 508 Pt. 5 - The age of Deng 26 - Little peace plays his trumps p. 531 27 - To get rich is no sin p. 552 28 - Gathering storm p. 574 29 - Beijing spring p. 588 30 - Three weeks in May p. 602 31 - Massacre in Beijing p. 618 Pt. 6 - Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao 32 - The new-old generations p. 641 - Epilogue p. 674 - Notes p. 683 - Bibliography p. 715 App - Who's who in modern China p. 736 App - The Late-Qing emperors p. 741 App - China's growth 1976-2006 p. 741 App - China's population p. 741 App - Communist Party leaders in the People's Republic p. 741 App - Community Party organization at the centre p. 742 - Index p. 743